Seeing Through a Dog’s Nose – Canine Nose Lecture #4
Training the Nosework Dog
Competition detection is different than other canine sports in that the dog already knows how to sniff and to some degree, search. Dogs are born as Harvard graduates in Olfaction. However, by utilizing what we know about air flow and scent, we can help mold them into Rocket Scientists in Olfaction. The key is in using odor itself to educate the nosework dog.
The key to training an efficient and effective search or nosework dog is to systematically expose the dog to as many scenarios as possible. We can use odor to teach the dog what to expect and how to draw conclusions. In the beginning of the dog’s training, he learns that following the scent plume of an essential oil back to the source of the scent, results in a reward. Training helps him to truly understand how to work odor. Over time and through the proper exposure, the dog learns how to “connect the dots” and make the proper assumptions that result in a “hide” being found more quickly. After all, this IS a timed sport!
Speaker: Stacy Barnett, SMT-NACSW
Available as a recording.
****Due to the nature of these webinars being recorded live, at the speakers home or office, there will/may be some technical issues that can not be helped or edited without losing important portions of the lecture.
In this webinar we will talk about:
- The aspects of Scent Theory that influence how odor moves
- Knowing when your dog is correct…. Challenging the perspective of “precision”.
- How we can manipulate the search in order to make a search more or less challenging
- How we can challenge our dogs assumptions in such a way that they can learn by discovery
- What do we do if odor acts in ways that we don’t predict?
Cost: $25.00 USD
CEU’s:
CCPDT – 2 (2 CPDT-KA; 1 CBCC-KA)
IAABC – 2
PPAB/PPG – 2 CEUs
NADOI – 2 CEUs
IACP – 2 CEUs
Stacy Barnett is a top nosework competitor, being one of only a handful of teams titled through the Summit Level (SMT) in the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW) with her dog, Judd. Stacy is also a popular international clinician for seminars across the US, Canada and Europe. She is a licensed Judge for for AKC Scent Work where she has also been retained in an advisory position as an AKC Contractor for the AKC Scent Work program. Stacy is the author of the popular blog, Scentsabilities Nosework, and hosts weekly educational webinars.
With her degree in Chemical Engineering and her understanding of fluid flow dynamics, she has developed many tools in her toolbox. She believes in utilizing Scent Theory and odor to educate and craft the competitive nosework dog. She prides herself in being able to bring creative solutions to build odor obedience, confidence, drive and motivation for the sport. Her mantra is CONFIDENCE, MOTIVATION, SKILLS and STAMINA. Her specialty is getting teams ready for competition!
Stacy loves helping others and her enthusiasm for the sport is contagious. Even greater than her love for the sport is her love of teaching. She prides herself on being a highly creative, enthusiastic and caring instructor, easliy able to teach all levels of Nosework students. Stacy loves seeing teams flourish in the sport and enjoy what has become an extremely popular outlet for all dogs.
